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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Sudan > Koalib

Koalib

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3kib

Population  44,300 (1984 R. Stevenson).
Region  North, south Kordofan Province, Nuba Mountains, around Delami, including Umm Berumbita and Turum (Nguqwurang), south and southwest of Abri around Koalib range (Ngunduna), Nyukwur area; Umm Heitan and Hadra (Nginyukwur), Abri (Ngirere) plain area villages.
Language map  Sudan, Enlarged Area, reference number 18
Alternate names   Abri, Kawalib, Kowalib, Lgalige, Ngirere, Nirere, Rere
Dialects  Nguqwurang, Ngunduna, Nginyukwur, Ngirere, Ngemere.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Kordofanian, Heiban, West-Central, Central, Rere
Language use  Also use Sudanese Arabic [apd].
Language development  NT: 1967–1994.
Writing system  Latin script.